#Dobe~ClasSy!☠ Posted April 2, 2019 Posted April 2, 2019 he son of Alex Younger, the head of MI6, has been killed in an accident on a Scottish estate. Sam Younger, 22, who was the middle child of the intelligence chief, died in the early hours of Saturday morning on a private estate in Stirlingshire, according to Police Scotland. It is understood the Edinburgh University student died in a car crash, but police declined to give any further details, other than to say there were no suspicious circumstances. Police Scotland also declined to name the Scottish estate, where the accident took place, although, the wider Younger family once owned the Leckie Estate, which is in Stirlingshire. Mr Younger, 55, and his wife, along with their two other children, aged 24 and 20, appealed for privacy to grieve and celebrate the life of their "wonderful, fun loving son". Sam was a former pupil of Dulwich College in south London, where he played rugby for first XV. The public school, where old boys are known as Old Alleynians, after the founder Edward Alleyn, paid tribute to him. The Old Alleynians Association said: "It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Sam Younger (OA 2006 - 2015). Sam died in a car accident in Scotland in the early hours of Saturday morning. "A selfless, big hearted, fun loving and committed Alleynian, and Old Alleynian, we offer heartfelt condolences to Sam's family and friends." Another statement on Twitter, referring to the school colours, added: "He was black and blue until he died - loved every brick of the place." Kieran Oberman, senior political philosophy lecturer at Edinburgh University, and Sam's personal tutor, said: "Sam was a lovely student, always warm and friendly. He seemed confident and excited about the future. We are devastated by the tragic news of his death and our thoughts are with his family and friends." A statement from Police Scotland said: "Police Scotland can confirm that Sam Younger, a 22-year-old student from Edinburgh University, has died following an accident involving a motor vehicle on a private estate in Stirlingshire on Saturday 30th March 2019. "The family have provided that they wish privacy and space to remember and celebrate their wonderful son. "The death is being treated as unexplained, however there does not appear to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course, as is standard procedure." His family issued a photograph summing up his adventurous spirit, which featured him on an overseas motorcycle trip in 2017. Sam was born in Vienna in 1996, at a time when his father was stationed there with MI6. A former economics graduate and British army officer, Mr Younger, joined the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) in 1991 and was stationed as an operational officer in various locations around Europe and the Middle East. After rising through the ranks, he became a senior operational officer in Afghanistan, based there during the war. He was appointed head of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) in November 2014, becoming the 16th person to lead MI6, but the first to be officially named. Like all his predecessors, he is known by his colleagues as 'C', and writes only in green pen when working on official documents. His grandfather was the 3rd Viscount Younger of Leckie, who was an heir to a brewing fortune, and he is a cousin to the late George Younger, who was Secretary of State for Defence under Margaret Thatcher. The Younger family owned the sprawling 1,546 Leckie estate in Stirlingshire, which boasts a pheasant shoot and a grouse moor. But the estate was sold for £3.4 million in 2015 following the death of George's widow, Diana, Viscountess Younger.
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